• helenslunch
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    4 months ago

    That’s a miniscule part of the market.

    1. It doesn’t matter how small it is.

    2. These people are all in the same market and all competing for the same properties (entry level).

    Rents increase because more people are moving here

    Rents increase for a myriad of reasons. One of them is because housing is subsidized by the government.

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      4 months ago

      @helenslunch
      Show me proof it doesn’t matter and I’ll believe it. There has been housing subsidizing for a long time. I had a subsidized apartment back in the 90s for a while. And yet prices didn’t really spike until the last couple of years. I’ll grant you it’s possible subsidies cause landlords to raise rents a few dollars. But not to the degree we’ve seen lately.

      What’s happening lately is tenants are expected to bid for apartments. That’s what’s allowing the rents to skyrocket.

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        4 months ago

        I’ll grant you it’s possible subsidies cause landlords to raise rents a few dollars. But not to the degree we’ve seen lately.

        You’re continuing to ignore and misrepresent my previous statements so I’m going to block you now.

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          4 months ago

          Huh. Since they kept repeating the same thing I was responding to… Would have been nice for a clarification instead of a block but 🤷🏻‍♀️